Category Archives: Coastal Living

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. Tis lovely to see you on this fine Mornin’. And a Happy St. Pat’s Day to you indeed! The tea is on, & soda bread is baking in the oven. Come, let’s sit and chat for a wee while. ♧  Isn’t that hat cute. ..I got it for my husband to wear today. Sometimes he puts on a green mustache. Everything came from the 99 cent store, where every day is a lucky day. Later there are plans to attend a St. Patricks dinner. I’m looking forward to that! Do you have any … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea . I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Oh, and Happy Tuesday! With it being so close to Spring I thought I’d share a Spring tour of our former California cottage. Enjoy! I woke up so excited today…I am getting together with a few friends for A Spring  luncheon/fashion show. Yippee! And, I’m also taking YOU on A Spring Cottage Tour. Now, that sounds like a lovely day to me my friend. (Sweet grin) Lately I’ve been spending so much time outside. This time of year is so beautiful. … Read the full blog post →

Today’s post was inspired by a conversation I had recently with one of my dearest friends. She lives in sunny California. She had mentioned a conversation she recently had with one of her friends in which the question came up “Do you know anyone that is happy with life right now?” My friend told me her reply was “YES, I DO!” and then she mentioned that she right away thought of me. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since. I also don’t know what prompted me to ask the question. but I’ll never forget the answer. Many years ago, I asked my mother, … Read the full blog post →

  In the final episode of Downton we experience the end of the year. Unfortunately,  I’m not big on endings. As Auld Lang Syne rang out, we departed the Abbey with Cousin Violet bemoaning having to leave the past behind and boldly step forth into the future. “If only we had the choice,” she quipped. Waaaaaaa…. Whether we like it or not all things come to and end. If we are fortunate our good~byes are expressed, tears are shed, and then little by little our life moves on. I suppose this is true on all levels of endings. In terms … Read the full blog post →

Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage by the Sea. ♡ I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. ♡ Well,  I had seriously thought that today’s post would be about my recent stay at The McCall house in Ashland, Oregon. I’m sure you’d like to read about the fun things I did there. Then, I thought no I should write the story about my new MacKenzie~Childs Tea kettle. That’s a special story. So, many interesting things happen in my life each week (grin) that sometimes it’s difficult to decide which story(ies) to share.  No … Read the full blog post →

I have always enjoyed bananas. How about you? This last episode of Downton Abbey reminded me of bananas. There were quite a few crazy things going on. Perhaps, I should bake up banana bread. Any chance you have a great banana recipe that you’d like to share? Please post it if you do. Bananas came into play during this last episode…no worries, I’m not going to spoil it for you. However, I am sorry to have to spoil the fun, but there is only one episode left of Downton Abbey. It is the traditional 2 hour Christmas special that I … Read the full blog post →